What amount should I put for stock sold that I have no record of the original purchase price?

[jimdew7516]

Purchased stock in 2013 sold in 2025. Can't find original cost.

[rjs · Accepted solution]

First ask your broker if they have the information. Sometimes they have it, even though they don't put it on the 1099-B.

If you can't get the information from your broker, there are several web sites where you can look up historical stock prices. An approximate purchase price will probably be good enough, as long as you have a reasonable basis for the estimate.

Here are a few sites you can try.

https://www.marketwatch.com/investing/stock/intu/download-data?mod=mw_quote_tab

https://finance.yahoo.com/quote/INTU/history/

https://www.macrotrends.net/stocks/charts/INTU/intuit/stock-price-history